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  maan5   jyutping
  wan3   pinyin
[1] sunset; night; evening [2] late [3] drawing toward the end [4] younger; junior

Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: (#72)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 13252 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  maan5 maan5   = every night
detail  mui5 maan5   = every night
detail  gam1 maan5/maan5*1  jin1 wan3 = tonight
detail  je6 maan5  ye4 wan3 = at night; nighttime
detail  dong1 maan5   = on that night
detail  maan5 caan1  wan3 can1 = dinner, supper, evening meal
detail  maan5 soeng6 hou2   = 'good evening' (greeting)
detail  maan5 on1   = 'good evening' (formal greeting)
detail  maan5 faan6  wan3 fan4 = dinner
detail  maan5 haak1   = at night; nighttime
detail  je6 maan5 haak1   = at night; nighttime
detail  kam4 maan5   = last night; yesterday evening
detail  cam4 maan5   = last night; yesterday evening
detail  go2 maan5  ge4 wan3 = that night; the other night
detail  pong4 maan5  bang4 [PRC] bang1[TW] wan3 = early evening; dusk
detail  maan5 soeng6  wan3 shang5 = evening; night
detail  kam4 maan5   = last night; yesterday evening
detail  cam4 maan5   = last night; yesterday evening
detail  ting1 maan5  ting1 wan3 = tomorrow night
detail  ming4 maan5  ming2 wan3 = tomorrow night
detail  maan5 fung1  wan3 feng1 = night breeze, night winds
detail  maan5 kei4  wan3 qi1 = later period
detail  maan5 wui6*2  wan3 hui4 = party, soirée
detail  seng4 maan5  cheng2 wan3 = whole night long
detail  aai1 maan5*1   = evening; dusk
detail  zou2 maan5  zao3 wan3 = morning and evening; sooner or later
detail  maan5 nin4  wan3 nian2 = a person's later years in life
detail  maan5 bou3  wan3 bao4 = evening newspaper
detail  zok6 maan5  zuo2 wan3 = last night
detail  maan5 jin3  wan3 yan4 = banquet, dinner party
detail  maan5 gaan1  wan3 jian1 = evening-time, in the evening
detail  zing2 maan5  zheng3 wan3 = all night long
detail  cin4 maan5   = overnight
detail  maan5 zong1  wan3 zhuang1 = evening dress
detail  ziu1 gau2 maan5 ng5   = nine-to-five, "9 to 5"
detail  seoi3 maan5   = late in the year, the year drawing to its close
detail  zuk1 gwong1 maan5 caan1   = candlelight dinner
detail  hek3 maan5 faan6  chi1 wan3 fan4 = to eat dinner
detail  zuk1 gwong1 maan5 wui6*2   = candlelight vigil
detail  gam1 maan5 hak1   = this evening
detail  maan5 haa4  wan3 xia2 = sunset glow; sunset clouds; afterglow
detail  maan5 bui3  wan3 bei4 = [n] junior (as opposed to elder)
detail  aai1 nin4 gan6 maan5   = approaching lunar new year's eve; end of the year
detail  cam4 maan5 hak1   = last night
detail  cam4 maan5 je6   = last night
detail  on1 hoeng2 maan5 nin4  an1 xiang3 wan3 nian2 = live in peace and enjoy life at old age
detail  hau6 maan5   = the night after tomorrow
detail ,  jat6 tau4*2 m4 hou2 gong2 jan4, je6 maan5 m4 hou2 gong2 gwai2   = speak of the devil
detail  nin4 saa1 maan5   = Chinese New Year's Eve
detail  cung4 zou2 dou3 maan5  cong2 zao3 dao4 wan3 = from morning till night
detail  jau4 ziu1 dou3 maan5   = from morning till night
detail ──  nin4 saam1 sap6 maan5 ze6 zou3 hou2 zou6 m4 zou6   = did not do what one should have done
detail  jat1 nin4 dou3 maan5   = all year round
detail  zik1 maan5  ji2 wan3 = tonight
detail  maan5 seoi6  wan3 shui4 = go to bed late
detail  soeng1 gin4 han6 maan5  xiang1 jian4 hen4 wan3 = regret not having met earlier
detail  daai6 hei3 maan5 sing4  da4 qi4 wan3 cheng2 = late bloomer
detail  ziu1 gin3 hau2, maan5 gin3 min6  zhao1 jian4 kou3, wan3 jian4 mian4 = to see each other all the time; to see each other morning and evening
detail  zeoi3 hau6 maan5 caan1   = the Last Supper
detail  soeng1 fung4 han6 maan5  xiang1 feng2 hen4 wan3 = to regret not having met earlier in life
detail  san1 man4 maan5 bou3  xin1 min2 wan3 bao4 = Xinmin Evening News
detail  gam1 maan5 daa2 lou5 fu2   = Comment allez-vous? ; how are you?
detail  maan5 zit3 bat1 bou2  wan3 jie2 bu4 bao3 = to fail to maintain one's integrity in one's closing years
detail  wan2 ziu1 m4 dak1 maan5   = struggling to make ends meet
detail  faat3 gwok3 maan5 bou3  fa4/3 (Taiwan/PRC) guo2 wan3 bao4 = France Soir

Showing 10 of 26 examples containing 晚
detail audio 今晚
What are the side dishes for dinner?
detail audio 上星期朋友一齊晚飯
Last Sunday, I had dinner with my friends together.
detail 今晚慢慢
Enjoy yourselves this evening.
[Lit. This evening slowly play]
detail 晚晚行公司
She goes shopping every night.
[Lit. She evening-evening also walk-company]
detail 今晚媽咪
My mum'll pick me up this evening.
[Lit. this evening I mom collect me]
detail audio 琴晚派對十分之熱鬧
The party yesterday night was extremely lively (and exciting)!
[the word "排對" is incorrect. we should say "派對"]
detail 晚上可以看到上天空中星辰
At night you can see stars in the sky above your head.
detail 阿媽今晚煮飯自己
Mum is not going to cook tongiht, so we/I have to have dinner on our/my own.
[Usually mother cooks at home every night. If she does not cook, it implies that she is out at night, so the entire family has to think about the dinner stuff.]
detail 今晚當值
I'm on duty tonight.
[Lit: I need to be on duty tonight.]
detail 琴晚一套感人
I saw a moving film yesterday evening.
[Lit. I yesterday evening see-already one [counter] moving [possessive particle] film.]
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